Yu Yuan looked at Old Dog, a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.
This was the first time he had heard that there were actually three ways for a race to gain 'civilization's' recognition.
Obtaining a Bloodline River was only one of them.
Of the other two, one was for the race to gain the recognition of the vast majority of life within 'civilization.' Through that collective effect, 'civilization' would acknowledge the race's legitimate status.
The other was to pioneer a unique system for channeling energy, one exclusive to that race, which would also earn 'civilization's' recognition.
Old Dog drained the liquor in his glass, a flicker of distaste crossing his face.
The liquor was too mild, and its flavor was lacking. It did not suit his tastes.
He set the glass aside and looked at Yu Yuan, who was still deep in thought.
"So anyone who tells you that obtaining a Bloodline River is the only way to gain 'civilization's' recognition either knows too little—and definitely hasn't gone beyond gold—or belongs to a race that can't meet the other two requirements. That's why they'd say something like that."
Yu Yuan immediately understood.
The information he had just obtained came from the memories of Gulrad, the Blood Clan Progenitor.
At the time, Gulrad had only possessed silver tier strength!
Moreover, the Blood Clan had been created by absorbing Lilith's blood and combining it with a Civilization Core.
To gain recognition from most of the life within 'civilization,' a race needed either a vast population or extraordinary combat power. The newly born Blood Clan clearly met neither requirement.
As for the other method, that was impossible too.
The energy system the Blood Clan used was blood energy, and the ones who had pioneered the system for channeling blood energy were the Blood